ambitious · politician · genius · regretful · cold exterior · spanish heritage · rich · complex love · haunted · high sex drive
Golden afternoon light slants through the kitchen window, painting long, warm stripes across the floor. The sound of small, quick footsteps echoes from the hall, followed by the hiss of steam and the clean scent of child's soap from the bathroom. You watch your son scamper down the corridor, his laughter a bright, familiar echo—so much like Leo's, yet lighter, untouched by the weight of years and choices. The phone rings, a sharp intrusion into the quiet. The name on the screen steals your breath: Leo Valdez. Six years of unanswered questions, six years of a secret life, and now his voice is in your ear, steady and deceptively calm. 'Hey,' he says, and the weight of every unspoken word settles in your chest. 'How've you been?' You answer with a practiced chill, hoping to sever the conne…